*Zamboanga del Norte,

Zamboanga del Sur, Zamboanga Sibugay, Isabela City, Zamboanga City

*16,823 km2 (6,495.4

square miles

*Total Area.

* The Zamboanga Peninsula lies between the MORO GULF, part of the CELEBES SEA, and the SULU SEA.

*Surrounded by bodies of water, the region has, thus,

relied on fishing as one of its major industries.
Pagadian

* Bays: Sindangan, Sibuco, Sibuguey, Dumanquilas, Maligay, Taguite &

* Rivers: Kumalarang, Sibuguey, Dinas & Labangas

*The peninsula is connected to

the main part of Mindanao through an isthmus situated between PANGUIL BAY and PAGADIAN BAY.

The boundary between the peninsula and the mainland is artificially marked by the border between the provinces of ZAMBOANGA DEL SUR and LANAO DEL NORTE.

*ZAMBOANGA RANGE forms the

backbone of the Zamboanga Peninsula stretching from Mt. Dabiak in Zamboanga del Norte and arching to Zamboanga City in the Southwest

*No active volcanoes

Zamboanga del Norte hilly & mountainous with plains along the coastlines Zamboanga del Sur flat coastal plain with interior mountains

ZAMBOANGA CITY (dark brown) High population density 6th most populous in the country - highly urbanized and center of economic activity in Mindanao

*MOST POPULOUS Provinces:

Zamboanga del Sur (25th), Zamboanga del Norte (26th), Zamboanga Sibugay (36th)

*ISABELA CITY continues to be

under the jurisdiction of Basilan for the administration of provincially-devolved services and functions. But for the administration of regional services, the city is part of the Zamboanga Peninsula Region despite the rest of Basilan being under the authority of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM).

* Total agricultural land area comprised

almost half (45.2%) of the entire land area. * Due to the increase in the no. of farms and area planted over 1991 estimates, the average farm size increased from 2.87 ha. (per farm) to 3.11 ha. in 2002. * Area harvested likewise increased by 5.8%.
ZAMBOANGA DEL NORTE has the highest number of farms. The total farms for the province accounted for 41.2 % of the total farms in the region.

 PALAY is the major temporary crop in the region. Total palay production increased by 2.62%. COCONUT is the dominant permanent crop. All provinces have the same top three crops namely, COCONUT, RUBBER & BANANA both in 2002 and 1991.

* Raising of chicken is the primary

del Sur contributed most.)

poultry raising activity. (Zamboanga

* Other agricultural activities:

Ornamental & flower gardening
(excluding orchid) are more common.

High percentage increases in

mushroom culture & sericulture/silk/cocoon activity

* Male operators dominated the agricultural operation. (30-54

age group)

Implies that gender stereotypes persist within this region.

* Majority of the household members engaged in agricultural
activity were working in their own holding.

*Coastline is about 43% of Mindanao's

total coastline.

*Major sea products include tuna,

herring sardines, anchovies and mackerel. Shrimps, prawns, lobsters, crabs, squid and cuttlefish also abound.

*Zamboanga City Special Economic

Zone and Freeport Authority (ZamboEcozone) Only freeport in Visayas & Mindanao

*Dipolog City in Zamboanga

del Norte is renowned for pioneering the production of in-glass or bottled sardines in the country.

*Region 9 ranks third in

terms of seaweeds production contributing roughly 12% of the total national output.

*ZAMBOANGA FREEPORT

AUTHORITY (Zamboanga City Special Economic Zone Authority) Conceptualized to be an economic hub that is designed to generate local economic activities that will serve as a springboard for the promotion of trade, investments, and ecology tourism not only in Zamboanga City but also throughout the region.

* Total number of building

construction projects in Zamboanga Peninsula was recorded at 327 units or valued at Php234,695,000 in the third quarter of 2010.
Norte was noted to have the most number of building constructions which was recorded at 272 units, followed by Zamboanga del Sur and Isabela City at 53 and 2 units, respectively.

* Among the provinces, Zamboanga del

* A functionally literate person can read,

write and compute and/or comprehend.

oPersons who completed high school or a

higher level of education are also considered functionally literate.

*In 1994, the highest proportion of

out-of-school youth (OSY) was observed in the Zamboanga Peninsula (18.7 %).

*More OSYs in the rural areas noted

Financial capacity is more likely prioritized.

* In the latest census count of 2007, the total

population of Region 9 reached 3.230 in census year 2000.

million, up from 2.831 million recorded

* Yearly average increase of 57,000 people * Region IX accounts for 15% of
Mindanaos population and about 3.6%
of the national population of 88.6 million.

* 1.83% average annual growth rate * Population will reach 3.487 million in 2010
and 4.205 million by 2020.

* The reasons for the decrease in

exports are the following:

* Indirect exports were included in 2008. * The focus in 2009 was on those exports
which the DTI Region 9 had direct interventions like market matching, trade fairs, trade missions and marketing consultancy.

* But the ZamboEcozone, on top of

generous incentives granted to investors and locators, also guarantees free flow, entry ,and movement of machineries and other good tax free within its jurisdiction.

*KALIBUGAN
* from the Subanon community who
submitted themselves to the practice of intermarriages and change of faith (Islam) "half breed culture

* Sama-Tausug slang which literally means * remain Subanon in speech and in their * lack a distinctive political organization * live their lives as subsistence farmers

cultivating upland rice, roots, and tree crops

*TAUSUG (people of the current)

* most politically dominant group in the Sulu * experienced sailors and are known for their * amalgam of different cultures and foreign
Archipelago; formed the Sultanate of Sulu in the 15th century
colorful boats or vintas; superb warriors and craftsmen influence that dates back to as early as the 13th century, when Sulu was trading with China, India, the East Indies, Arabia, and Japan. engaged in

* Fishing is one occupation many Tausugs are

* plant upland rice inter-cropped with cassava,
coconut, abaca, and coffee

*BAJAU (sea gypsies)

* nomadic, seafaring people, living off the sea
by trading and subsistence fishing

* erect houses on stilts, and travel using lepalepa, handmade boats in which many lived important source of individual prestige weaving and needlework skills

* Claims to religious piety and learning are an

* Originally expert horsemen & known for

* ***often intentionally rupture their eardrums

at an early age in order to facilitate diving and hunting at sea

* The SAMALS originated from this group

*CHAVACANO: Spanish-based creole

language (derived from the Spanish word "chabacano", meaning "poor taste," "vulgar," "common," "of low quality)

*CEBUANO (Bisaya) *ZAMBOANGUEO *MAGINDANAON *SAMA *SUBANON (Tuboy-Salog;

Kanluranin/Siocon; Lapuyan

* Art: weaving, basketry, metalwork, basketry * Music: kulintang ensemble (gandingan, dabakan, etc.)

* Farming and fishing are the main economic activities of the

region.

* It also has rice and corn mills, oil processing, coffee berry
processing and processing of latex from rubber.

* Its home industries include rattan and furniture craft, basket

making, weaving and brass work.

*END